The Great Forest of Osreton is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.8 billion Osretonians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Otrium. The average income tax rate is 66.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Osretonian economy, worth 182 trillion soljoes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, highly specialized black market in Tourism, Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 23,460 soljoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The art of conversation has been rediscovered, large sections of Osreton have been named national reserves to protect the native tribes living there, sex changes are routinely performed at Osreton's hospitals, and prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Osreton's national animal is the Sasquatch, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Osreton is ranked 149,074^th in the world and 166^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Highest Food Quality, scoring 15.64 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.